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With approximately 5,000 and 700 employees, Colonial School District embraces a team approach to working and learning, encourages creative critical thinking to solve problems and fosters continuous improvement.

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Location, location, location

The Colonial School District covers Conshohocken Borough and Plymouth and Whitemarsh townships, in a thriving area of southeastern Pennsylvania that serves as a destination to live, shop, work and learn.

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Whether donating time, expertise or dollars, community support of the Colonial School District helps our schools to continue providing students the resources and experiences they need to be “future ready.”

World Languages

The world languages curriculum at the middle school and high school offers courses in both modern world languages (Spanish and French) and a classical world language (Latin). According to the Academic Standards for World Languages as proposed by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, there are three areas that students should understand: communication, culture and community. While the basic areas are the same, the goals and purpose of learning a modern world language are different from learning a classical world language.

improve their understanding, and sensitivity, to cultural similarities and differences

develop an appreciation for cultural difference

succeed in an ever-changing and competitive global economy

enter into a diverse workplace and/or continued education

improve critical thinking and problem solving skills

engage in life-long learning

participate in the local, national and world communities

The philosophy from modern world languages focuses on developing communicative competence. Students should be able to speak, listen, read and write in the target language, and should develop presentational, interpersonal and interpretational proficiencies as they progress through the curriculum.

gives access to two of the world's great literature and cultures, Greek and Roman

radically improves English vocabulary, since 2/3 of modern English is Latin- based and modern technical vocabularies are derived from Greek and Latin

helps students learn the structure of English grammar, improving their written and spoken communication.

Classical world language curriculum, unlike its modern counterpart, is not proficiency oriented. Those who study a classical language try less to communicate orally with each other and more with the ancient authors and cultures, primarily through reading. While the emphasis is on reading, both traditional and newer teaching methods stress pronunciation, reading aloud, recitation and short spoken dialogues as important aids to learning.

Developing the Dominican Republic: STEAM in Spanish Class

Think STEAM is just science and math? Think again! See STEAM in action as PWHS Spanish students propose new development in the Dominican Republic. Click here to watch a video!